| NOUN | artifact | block | a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides) |
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| location | block, city block | a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings | |
| shape | block, cube | a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides | |
| group | block | a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit | |
| artifact | block | housing in a large building that is divided into separate units | |
| quantity | block | (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted | |
| cognition | block, mental block | an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do | |
| artifact | block, pulley, pulley-block, pulley block | a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope | |
| artifact | block, engine block, cylinder block | a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine | |
| artifact | block, blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | an obstruction in a pipe or tube | |
| artifact | block, auction block | a platform from which an auctioneer sells | |
| act | block, blocking | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements | |
| VERB | contact | block, barricade, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar | render unsuitable for passage |
| social | block, obstruct, blockade, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of | |
| social | block, stop, halt, kibosh | stop from happening / happening or developing | |
| communication | block, jam | interfere with or prevent the reception of signals | |
| social | block | run on a block system | |
| perception | block | interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia | |
| perception | block, obstruct | shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight | |
| contact | block | stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block | |
| contact | block, stuff, lug, choke up | obstruct | |
| contact | block, obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, close up | block passage through | |
| contact | block | support, secure, or raise with a block | |
| competition | block, parry, deflect | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) | |
| cognition | block, forget, blank out, draw a blank | be unable to remember | |
| change | block | shape by using a block | |
| change | block | shape into a block or blocks | |
| change | block, freeze, immobilize, immobilise | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) |
| Sounds | blaa'k | |
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| Rhymes | aftershock ... woodcock: 87 rhymes with aak... | |
| Meaning | A solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides). | |
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| Example | "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" | |
| Narrower | anvil | A heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals / metals are shaped by hammering |
| briquette, briquet | A block made from charcoal or coal dust and burned as fuel | |
| cake, bar | A block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) | |
| chock, wedge | A block of wood used to prevent the sliding or rolling of a heavy object | |
| chopping block | A steady wooden block on which food can be cut or diced or wood can be split | |
| crosshead | metal block that connects to a piston | |
| cube, square block | A block in the (approximate) shape of a cube | |
| domino | A small rectangular block used in playing the game / game of dominoes | |
| ingot | Metal that is cast / cast in the shape of a block for convenient handling | |
| nog | A wooden block built into a masonry wall so that joinery structure can be nailed to it | |
| nut | A small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt | |
| pad, inkpad, inking pad, stamp pad | A block of absorbent material saturated with ink | |
| slab | Block consisting of a thick piece of something | |
| starting block | Block providing bracing for a runner's feet at start of a race | |
| step | A solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed | |
| swage block | An iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal | |
| type | A small metal block bearing a raised character on one end | |
| Broader | artifact, artefact | A man-made object taken as a whole |
| Spanish | bloque | |
| Adjectives | blocky | resembling a block in shape |
| Meaning | A rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings. | |
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| Example | "he lives in the next block" | |
| Synonym | city block | |
| Broader | area, country | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
| Spanish | cuadra, manzana | |
| Catalan | bloc, illa urbana | |
| Meaning | A three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides. | |
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| Synonym | cube | |
| Narrower | goldbrick | A brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not |
| Broader | solid | A three-dimensional shape |
| Spanish | bloque, cubo | |
| Catalan | bloc | |
| Adjectives | blocky | resembling a block in shape |
| Verbs | block | shape by using a block |
| Meaning | A number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit. | |
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| Broader | collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage | Several things grouped together or considered as a whole |
| Meaning | housing in a large building that is divided into separate units. | |
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| Example | "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" | |
| Narrower | cellblock, ward | A division of a prison (usually consisting of several cells) |
| ward, hospital ward | Block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care | |
| Broader | housing, lodging, living accommodations | structures collectively in which people are housed |
| Spanish | bloque | |
| Meaning | (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted. | |
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| Example | "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms 'block' and 'sector' are sometimes used interchangeably" | |
| Category | computer science, computing | The branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
| Parts | sector | The minimum track length that can be assigned to store information |
| Narrower | bad block | (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data |
| Broader | computer memory unit | A unit for measuring computer memory |
| Meaning | An inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension. | |
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| Example | "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" | |
| Synonym | mental block | |
| Narrower | writer's block | An inability to write |
| Broader | inability | lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something |
| Spanish | bloqueo mental, bloqueo | |
| Verbs | block | be unable to remember |
| Meaning | A simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope. | |
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| Synonyms | pulley, pulley-block, pulley block | |
| Part of | block and tackle | pulley blocks with associated rope or cable |
| Narrower | bollock, bullock block | A pulley-block at the head of a topmast |
| fairlead | A pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing | |
| idle pulley, idler pulley, idle wheel | A pulley on a shaft that presses against a guide belt to guide or tighten it | |
| Broader | machine, simple machine | A device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point |
| Spanish | garrucha, polea, roldana | |
| Catalan | corriola, politja | |
| Meaning | A metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine. | |
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| Example | "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" | |
| Synonyms | engine block, cylinder block | |
| Part of | internal-combustion engine, ICE | A heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace |
| reciprocating engine | An internal-combustion engine in which the crankshaft is turned by pistons moving up and down in cylinders | |
| Parts | cylinder, piston chamber | A chamber within which piston moves |
| Broader | cast, casting | object formed by a mold |
| Spanish | bloque | |
| Catalan | bloc del motor | |
| Meaning | An obstruction in a pipe or tube. | |
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| Example | "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" | |
| Synonyms | blockage, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage | |
| Narrower | breechblock, breech closer | A metal block in breech-loading firearms that is withdrawn to insert a cartridge and replaced to close the breech before firing |
| plug, stopper, stopple | Blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly | |
| vapor lock, vapour lock | A stoppage in a pipeline caused by gas bubbles (especially a stoppage that develops in hot weather in an internal-combustion engine when fuel in the gas line boils and forms bubbles that block the flow of gasoline to the carburetor) | |
| Broader | obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta | Any structure that makes progress difficult |
| Spanish | bloque, bloqueo, cierre, detención, obstrucción, oclusión, parada | |
| Catalan | destorb, obstacle | |
| Verbs | block | obstruct |
| Meaning | A platform from which an auctioneer sells. | |
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| Example | "they put their paintings on the block" | |
| Synonym | auction block | |
| Broader | platform | A raised horizontal surface |
| Meaning | The act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements. | |
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| Synonym | blocking | |
| Narrower | interference | (American football) blocking a player's path with your body |
| parry | (fencing) blocking a lunge or deflecting it with a circular motion of the sword | |
| trap block | (American football) an illegal block | |
| Broader | obstruction | Getting in someone's way |
| Spanish | bloqueo | |
| Catalan | blocatge, bloqueig, interferència | |
| Verbs | block | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) |
| Meaning | Render unsuitable for passage. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "block the way" | |
| Synonyms | barricade, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar | |
| Narrower | close | bar access to |
| shut off, block off, close off | block off the passage through | |
| Broader | obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up | Block passage through |
| Similar to | obstruct, block | shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight |
| Spanish | bloquear, obstruir | |
| Catalan | blocar, bloquejar, obstruir | |
| Nouns | blockage | the act of blocking |
| blocking | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements | |
| Meaning | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "His brother blocked him at every turn" | |
| Synonyms | obstruct, blockade, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass | |
| Narrower | bottleneck | slow down or impede by creating an obstruction |
| check | Block or impede (a player from the opposing team) in ice hockey | |
| filibuster | obstruct deliberately by delaying | |
| hang | prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury | |
| stonewall | obstruct or hinder any discussion | |
| Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid | Keep from happening / happening or arising |
| Spanish | apenar, bloquear, dificultar, entorpecer, estorbar, impedir, obstaculizar, obstruir | |
| Catalan | dificultar, obstaculitzar, obstruir | |
| Nouns | blockage | the act of blocking |
| blockage | the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction | |
| Meaning | Stop from happening / happening or developing. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They block him from writing the letter | |
| Example | "Block his election" | |
| Synonyms | stop, halt, kibosh | |
| Narrower | embargo | prevent commerce |
| stay | stop a judicial process | |
| Broader | prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid | Keep from happening / happening or arising |
| Spanish | bloquear, detener, estancar, obstruir, parar | |
| Catalan | aturar, detenir, estancar, obstruir, parar | |
| Nouns | blockage | the act of blocking |
| Meaning | interfere with or prevent the reception of signals. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "block the signals emitted by this station" | |
| Synonym | jam | |
| Narrower | barrage jam | jam an entire frequency spectrum |
| blanket jam | jam a broad spectrum of frequencies to affect all communications in the area except for directional antenna communications | |
| point jam | jam a narrow band of frequencies | |
| spot jam | jam a single frequency | |
| Broader | interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off | make a break / break in |
| Spanish | bloquear, interceptar, interferir | |
| Catalan | blocar, interferir | |
| Meaning | Run on a block system. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "block trains" | |
| Broader | operate, run | direct or control |
| Meaning | interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | anesthetize, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anaesthetise, put under, put out | Administer an anesthetic drug to |
| Nouns | blocker | a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process |
| Meaning | shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage" | |
| Synonym | obstruct | |
| Broader | hide, conceal | prevent from being seen or discovered |
| Similar to | barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar | Render unsuitable for passage |
| Spanish | bloquear, esconder, obstruir, ocultar | |
| Catalan | obstruir | |
| Nouns | blockage | the act of blocking |
| Meaning | Stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "block the book cover" | |
| Broader | emboss, boss, stamp | Raise in a relief |
| Meaning | obstruct. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "Her arteries are blocked" | |
| Synonyms | stuff, lug, choke up | |
| Broader | clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul | Become or cause to become obstructed |
| Opposite | unstuff, loosen up | Cause to become unblocked |
| Spanish | arrastrar, atascar, bloquear, obstruir, tapar | |
| Catalan | embussar-se | |
| Nouns | blockage, block | an obstruction in a pipe or tube |
| Meaning | support, secure, or raise with a block. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | hold, support, sustain, hold up | Be the physical support of |
| Meaning | impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "block an attack" | |
| Synonyms | parry, deflect | |
| Broader | fence | fight with fencing swords |
| Spanish | desviar, obstruir, parar | |
| Catalan | obstruir | |
| Nouns | blockage | the act of blocking |
| blocker | a football player whose responsibility is to block players attempting to stop an offensive play | |
| blocking, block | the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements | |
| Meaning | Be unable to remember. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" | |
| Synonyms | forget, blank out, draw a blank | |
| Narrower | slip, slip one's mind | Pass out of one's memory |
| Opposite | remember, retrieve, recall, call back, call up, recollect, think | recall knowledge from memory |
| Spanish | olvidar, quedarse en blanco | |
| Catalan | oblidar, quedar-se en blanc | |
| Nouns | block | an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do |
| Meaning | shape by using a block. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | shape, form | Give shape or form to |
| Nouns | block | a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides |
| Meaning | shape into a block or blocks. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" | |
| Broader | shape, form | Give shape or form to |
| Meaning | prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They block the money | |
| Example | "Blocked funds" | |
| Synonyms | freeze, immobilize, immobilise | |
| Broader | withhold, keep back | hold back |
| Opposite | unblock, unfreeze, free, release | make (assets) available |
| Spanish | bloquear, congelar | |
| Catalan | blocar, congelar | |
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